When you're a kid, the wait for Christmas day can truly feel like forever. Sure, there are plenty of fun distractions for the season, like watching your favorite family Christmas movies or playing a few creative Christmas games. But to really make their holiday countdown feel less like waiting and more like celebrating, why not invest in one of the best toy advent calendars?
Opening the windows of an advent calendar is one of the greatest Christmas traditions out there, and when you throw Christmas toys and other fun surprises into the mix, the kids are bound to agree.
There are plenty of entertaining toy advent calendars to choose from. Depending on their interests, you can take your pick from calendars featuring buildable LEGO surprises, storybook adventures with Disney princesses, or exciting science experiments. They're filled with mini gifts and toys for kids like figurines and stickers. Some even come with cars and jewelry! A few of these calendars feature their favorite movies and shows, like the Harry Potter films, Monster High, and Home Alone.
No matter which calendar you choose, they'll definitely love unwrapping a different surprise each day as they count down the moments until Christmas. For more fun ways to celebrate the season, check out our collections of the best DIY advent calendars, and the best chocolate advent calendars.
Their favorite brands made mini! Collect tiny toys leading up to Christmas with this cool pick. Surprises include Rubik’s Cube, Jojo Siwa, SpongeBob, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more!
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Best for Gamers
Super Mario Advent Calendar Limited Christmas Edition
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Best for Gamers
Super Mario Advent Calendar Limited Christmas Edition
Let's-a go! The kiddos will love setting this pop-up scene with Mario and friends during the holiday season. It features 24 Super Mario characters and accessories and even includes a few limited edition figurines.
As visions of sugar plums dance in their heads, this cute calendar will too! They can play dress up all season long thanks to the included makeup, glitter, jewelry, and tattoos. They'll also get craft supplies and daily trivia.
They'll love collecting Roblox figurines as Christmas inches closer and closer. This calendar also comes with two redeemable codes to unlock exclusive virtual items on Roblox games.
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Most Personalized
24 Sleeps ’til Christmas Personalized Activity Book
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Most Personalized
24 Sleeps ’til Christmas Personalized Activity Book
This advent calendar comes in the form of an activity book! Let them count down to the most wonderful day of the year with fun seasonal activities like carols, puzzles, coloring pages, and even recipes. You can personalize the book with their name, too.
Get in the holiday spirit with the magical world of Disney using this fun advent calendar! It features 11 beloved character figurines like Mickey and Minnie, card decorations, and stickers.
This 335-piece building set includes 17 awesome mini builds, two LEGO droid figures, and five LEGO minifigures, including fan favorites like the Mandalorian and Baby Yoda.
Your favorite little fashionista will love counting down to Christmas with the gang from Monster High. This popular calendar comes with 24 buildable surprises, including three mini fashion figures, small character-themed builds, and winter accessories like a Christmas tree and skis.
This educational calendar is perfect for kids who love science. It includes 24 cool experiments to teach them about chemistry, physics, biology, and more. By Christmas, you'll have a little genius on your hands!
This calendar is sure to be a hit with little car-lovers. It comes with 24 pullback cars, including a race car, a police car, a fire truck, and more. There are no repeats, so there's a surprise behind every window!
Make their Christmas countdown even more magical with a Harry Potter advent calendar. It comes with 25 days of surprises, including mini books, mementos, and more.
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Best for Readers
Disney Princess: Storybook Collection Advent Calendar
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Best for Readers
Disney Princess: Storybook Collection Advent Calendar
They'll have a prehistoric-style holiday with this exciting dinosaur advent calendar. Kids will love adding new dinosaurs to their collection, including large and small figures, plus baby dinos fresh out of their eggs.
The race to Christmas is on with this super cool Hot Wheels calendar. It comes with eight mini toy cars and 16 holiday-themed accessories. Plus, the front panel converts into a play mat for all of their driving adventures.
This calendar includes dozens of pop-up pals and props to teach children the nativity story in a fun and interactive way. It can be reused year after year as kids learn and grow.
For more fun with Disney princesses, consider this enchanting pop-up collectible. It features 25 compartments filled with ornaments shaped like Cinderella’s glass slipper, Tiana’s water lily, Rapunzel’s frying pan, and more.
Tierney McAfee is a freelance writer and Country Living and The Pioneer Woman contributor who covers entertainment, holiday & entertaining, food & drinks, design ideas, DIY, and more.